God, His People & the Messiah: A Survey of Old Testament

8 – CONTINUED EFFORTS (JUDGES 1:1-2:5)

I. Successes and Failures (1:1-36)

A. The Success of Judah and Simeon (1:1-20)

1. Judah’s Primacy (1:1-3)

- Israel asked which tribe would be the first to fight against the Canaanites.

- The Lord responded that Judah would lead and that he had delivered the enemy to them.

- Judah entered into an agreement with Simeon to aid each other in the conquest.

2. The Victory at Bezek (1:4-8)

- Judah defeated the Canaanites at Bezek and captured Jerusalem.

3. The Conquest in the South and the West (1:9-20)

- With the help of the Simeon, Judah conquered the south and the west of the land.

B. The Failure of Benjamin (1:21)

- The tribe of Benjamin dwelled with the Jebusites because they could not drive them out.

C. The Partial Success of Joseph (1:22-29)

- Ephraim and Manasseh were able to defeat and capture Bethel.

- They were not able to capture other cities because the Canaanites were determined to stay.

D. The Failure of Israelite Tribes (1:30-33)

- The tribes of Zebulun, Asher and Naphtali could not drive the Canaanites from their territory.

E. The Confinement of Dan (1:34-36)

- The Amorites forced and confined the tribe of Dan to the mountains.

II. The Condemnation for Disobedience (2:1-5)

A. The Pronouncement by the Angel of the Lord (2:1-3)

- The Angel of Lord recalled how he led Israel from Egypt into the land.

- He recalled his commands to them and how they have broken the covenant. God, His People & the Messiah: A Survey of Old Testament

- He questions why they did this and tells them that he will not drive out the Canaanites.

- The Canaanites will become a trap to them and a thorn in their side.

B. The Response of Israel (2:4-5)

- The children of Israel responded to the pronouncement by crying out and weeping.

- They renamed the place of meeting “weeping” and sacrificed to lord there.